The beatification of 19 martyrs of Algeria, including the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine, will be celebrated Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria, the country’s bishops announced.
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Pope Francis: ‘Elitist, clericalist’ church allows abuse to thrive
Sexual and physical abuse by priests and religious and the scandal of its cover-up by church authorities thrive in countries where the Catholic Church is “elitist and clericalist,” Pope Francis told Jesuits in Ireland in August.
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Build church unity, shun clericalism, pope tells new bishops
The Catholic Church needs bishops who promote unity, “not soloists singing their own tune or captains fighting personal battles,” Pope Francis told new bishops from the church’s mission territories.
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Former nuncio now says sanctions against McCarrick were ‘private’
Archbishop Vigano now says Pope Benedict made the sanctions private, perhaps “due to the fact that [Archbishop McCarrick] was already retired, maybe due to the fact that [Pope Benedict] was thinking he was ready to obey.”
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Pope addresses Viganò report, child abuse cover-ups and families with gay children in press conference
Pope Francis said that he trusted people to make their own judgment on Archbishop Viganò’s letter and that parents of gay children should “dialogue, understand, make room for that son or daughter.”
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Vatican confirms pope will meet abuse survivors in Ireland
Pope Francis will meet survivors of sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland Aug. 25-26.
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Nuncio says U.S. bishops committed to addressing abuse scandal
“We must never stand outside the church to judge her; we are the church. We all are responsible for the church, including when there are problems in the church.”
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On Assumption feast, pope asks consolation for all who suffer
While Mary was given a special grace, the pope said, the feast day should remind Catholics that the church professes faith in “the resurrection of the body” for all who are saved by Christ.
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Abuse in Ireland: Pressure mounts for pope to address scandal
Beginning in the mid-1990s, the church in Ireland was rocked by a series of very public revelations about sexual abuse and, particularly, about how the abuse and allegations of it were mishandled by senior church leaders.
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Fight scandal by giving witness to the Gospel, Pope Francis tells young people
It is true that “sometimes we are the ones who betray the Gospel,” the pope said.